gifts to make the world uglier. There is a God honoring way to use technology, and that is exactly what we will be studying the first three Sundays in February at FBC. Not only will I be preaching on the issue, but we plan to put resources in your hands and ideas in your mind through our Home Connection min-istry that will help you use technology as the good gift God intends it to be. We will start this campaign, called Connected 3D, on February 5th, and we will distribute the helpful resources on February 12th. I hope that you will be able to make some of the services and join others in being set free from the ugly side of technology. There is another big event occurring on February 5th that will make you want to be at church that day. I and the Personnel Committee are inviting Joel Allen, of Waco, in view of a call to be our new Contempo-rary Worship Minister. Joel and his wife Cara will be available for a meet and greet from 6pm to 7pm on Saturday, February 4th in the Fel-lowship Hall. This event will be “come and go,” which will hopefully work for those of you with busy schedules. Joel will play in both services on Sunday, February 5th, and a ballot vote will be taken at the conclusion of each service. We feel that Joel is the individual to whom God has led us. Joel is not only a gifted musician, but more importantly, he has a minister’s heart and desires to see people intimately connect with God through worship. Please pray about this and come ready to help us determine God’s will for our church on Sunday, February 5th.

Disconnect to Connect

“The Lord God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone.’” – Genesis 2:18

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner fellas . . . and I have the perfect date idea in mind for the special woman in your life. Get a babysitter to take care of the kids if needed, and take your wife/girlfriend out to a nice restaurant, one of those that’s only in your price range dur-ing special occasions. When the two of you sit down to eat look her in the eyes, tell her that you love her, and then don’t forget to check in on Facebook so that everyone knows how awesome of a husband/boyfriend you are. While you have your phone out, you should probably go ahead and text your buddies to see if they’re being as romantic as you. Have you checked your e-mail since you left home? You should probably do that because you wouldn’t want to miss something im-portant from work like those funny jokes your co-workers are always sending you. By this time, I’m sure your wife/girlfriend is now on her phone too, so you might as well check scores on your ESPN app and maybe play a couple of games. Surely the two of you can talk once the food is served, but remember to leave your phone face up on the table even after the food arrives just to make sure you don’t miss anything important. I trust your significant other will be swept off her feet and feel fortunate to be with such a romantic man. Then again, maybe not. I’m hoping that you caught the sarcasm in the above paragraph because I was laying it on pretty thick. There are many romantic things you can do for and with your significant other on Valentine’s Day, but distracting yourself with technology rather than actually engaging with him/her is not one of them. Sadly, this is how many of us operate in our day-to-day lives. We see our still relatively new smart phones and other technological devices as great ways to connect with the world around us, which they are. Yet we allow them to dominate our time and atten-tion so much that we forget to connect with those people who are literal-ly right in front of us: our families and loved ones. I’ll confess that I, too, am guilty of sometimes staring at the screen of my mobile device for minutes on end and forgetting to engage my family even when I haven’t seen them much at all during the day. Technology is a good gift from God. Technology allows my chil-dren to chat with their grandparents face-to-face even when they’re several hours apart. Today’s technology allows us to communicate with more people and at a faster pace than has ever been possible. Technological advances in science and medicine make our world a healthier and even happier place. I thank God for technology, including the computer on which I’m currently writing this article that will be used to communicate a truth to all of you. Still we as humans have a knack for abusing good gifts from God to the point where they become curs-es. Sex, food, wealth, and even power are good gifts given by God to us to improve the world. Yet humans have, for millennia, abused these

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at the FBC Missions Bldg

Disciple Now Weekend: February 3rd—5th Cost: $50*

2017 Location: Grace Baptist Church

*$5 Sibling discount per student for siblings of 2 or more attending.

sponsored by Chambers Creek Baptist Church • First Baptist Church

Friendship Baptist Church • Grace Baptist Church

DNow 2017

Sign Up

FBC Homepage www.gvfbc.org

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Missions Savings Club . . . Even though

our 2017 Missions Savings Club sign-ups officially went through the month of Janu-ary, certainly individuals can sign up or simply begin participating at any time. Information sheets will continue to be available on the bulletin board across from the Choir Room. Generally, the “club” encourages members to give an amount

of their choosing each month to missions, and these funds are added to the amounts given by the church as a whole during the times of special emphasis for State Missions, North American Missions, and International Missions. Last year the Missions Savings Club members had given over half of our church’s goal for each seasonal offering before the time of special emphasis even began, and this allowed our church to exceed all three missions offering goals. If you would like to know more about the Missions Savings Club, please see me at your convenience.

An Earlier Start to Sunday Morning . . . Our Sunday morn-

ing Worship Choir rehearsal has been moved up 15 minutes from 8:00am to 7:45am. Fifteen minutes doesn’t seem like a significant amount of time, but it does allow us more time to look at new music as well as the piece we are doing in the 8:30 ser-vice that morning. A big “THANK YOU!” to our Worship Choir members for getting up a little earlier to prepare themselves as worship leaders on Sunday morning. As always if you are inter-ested in possibly joining our group, we welcome you. If you just want to “stick your toe in the water” to see what it’s like, you need not make any long term commitment. However, we be-lieve once you have a chance to be around the quality folks in our choir even for just a few minutes on Sunday morning, you’ll never want to leave. See me if you have other questions.

Bill

Online giving is now available for folks who are interested. For more information check the homepage of our website . . . www.gvfbc.org

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FEBRUARY DEACONS ON CALL

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Preston

This is our big month! DNOW! I want to say a special thanks to all who have helped make DNow happen this year. Your donations, prayers and time have been used by God to build His Kingdom in the hearts and lives of students. I know

the impact of the DNOW weekend is eternal. I am so proud of our students and our adult team for making this year such a wonderful success!

In Christ,

Spring Break Jr High Mission Trip

March 12th—16th Location: Mission Arlington

More info coming. Interested in going? See Jared!

Jared

Wednesday: DNow Kickoff February 1st

Come over to Grace Baptist at 6pm on the 1st to help kickoff the upcoming DNow Weekend. Supper included.

Parent/Small Group

Leader Breakfast

February 12th

During the Sunday School hour: 9:45am—10:45am

Location: FBC Youth Room A time of prayer, discussion, and encouragement

and breakfast for parents.

FEED THE HOMELESS February 18th

10:45am—2pm Location: FBC/Ft Worth

Meet at FBC at 10:45am and ride to Unity Park in Ft Worth to help those in need. We feed the homeless and then go out to eat.

DNow Weekend February 3rd—5th

6:45pm—12pm

Location: Grace Baptist Church

Community-wide DNOW Register at gvfbc.org Cost: $50

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From the Children’s Director

It is February! We have had a great month back in CDO! January seems to have flown by! This month we will have a Valentine’s Day ice cream sun-dae party on February 14th! Parents are invited to join their kids for a sundae! Make plans to be here at 2:15pm! We are also doing our monthly color celebration on the 14th as well — Pur-ple, Pink and White Day! So anything purple, pink or white will work! It will be a fun day! Thank you, parents, for bringing your kids each week! We have such a good time with them! The 2017-2018 school year enrollment packets will be out before you know it! As always, if you have questions, please let me know! What a great year we are having at CDO! Our teachers are excellent, and I am so thankful for the work they do each week!

I do hope that February is a wonderful month for you and

your family!

Ms. Amy

Happy February! Thank you to everyone who came and supported us in our re-cent camp lunch and dessert auction fundraiser! It is early in the year, but I’m always looking ahead to summer! I am looking for VBS volunteers! If you are interested in helping with this amazing week sharing Christ with children, let me know! We have a place for you! The dates are June 25—29! Start praying now for the leaders and the kids that come to VBS!! This summer we are going back to Riverbend Retreat Center in Glen Rose for kids camp July 31st—August 4th! Our kids had a blast last year and we are looking forward to another wonderful week! If you have any questions, please let me know! The cost for camp is $200 per camper. Please, don’t let money be an issue. We have scholarships available, so please come see me! On February 25th, we are having a special mother—daughter spa night! It’s going to be a lot of fun and is geared towards pre-school and grade school girls and moms! There will be crafts, DIY projects, snacks and some quality time to spend with your daughter! It will be a free event on Saturday the 25th, 6-8pm. If you would like more information, please let me know! February is such a great month to talk with your kids about Christ! We have the Valentine’s holiday that revolves around love, and what greater show of love than Jesus dying for us! I want to en-courage you to look for ways to talk to your kids about Christ! Help them find ways to show love to others the way God shows love to them! It could be making Valentines, taking them to the nursing home, or making something special for a teacher or a neighbor! Eve-rything you do as a parent impacts your kids! They learn from you, because they are always watching you! Help them see the love of Christ in you, as you show it to others!

RSVP to the church office by 4pm Wednesday, February 8th.

VALENTINE’S DAY FEBRUARY 14th

at CHILDREN’S DAY OUT

ICE CREAM SUNDAE PARTY

at 2:15pm

Kids camp Riverbend Retreat Ctr July 31 to August 4

Cost: $200

NON-PROFIT U.S. Postage

PAID Grandview, TX Permit No. 8

First Baptist Church PO Box 454 Grandview, Texas 76050 (817) 866-4430 www.gvfbc.org / gvfbc@windstream.net Corey Cornutt, Pastor Jared Greer, Minister of Students Bill Louthan, Minister of Music Amy Curry, Children’s Ministry Director

Worship Opportunities:

Sundays - Traditional Worship 8:30am Sunday School 9:45am Contemporary Worship 11:00am Sr Adult LIFE Connect Group 5:00pm FBI Studies 6:00pm

Wednesdays - Youth—The Good Life 6:00pm FBC Kids 6:00pm Adult Prayer Meeting 6:00pm Ladies & Men’s Bible Studies 6:30pm Mixed Adults Bible Studies 6:30pm

FOR THE RECORD WEEK OF: Dec 25 Jan 01 Jan 08 Jan 15 Jan 22 SS Attendance: N/A N/A 198 173 174 8:30 Worship: Combined Combined 64 Combined 77 11:00 Worship: 174 144 154 220 152 Income Rec’d: 8758.28 97342.49 31228.07* 11394.04 13194.79 *includes Talbert Funds

BUDGET: YTD Required: 531034.00 10650.47 21300.94 31951.41 42601.88 YTD Receipts: 523790.87 16112.97 30190.63 40931.67 52169.71 Wkly Required: 10212.19 10650.47 10650.47 10650.47 10650.47 Wkly Receipts: 6057.95 16112.97 14077.66 10741.04 11238.04

Address Correction Requested

Coming in View of a Call as Contemporary Worship Leader

Sunday, February 5th

to follow both worship services for the purpose of voting by ballot on the call.

‘Contemporary Worship

Leader Candidate

Saturday, February 4th 6pm-7pm

Hello FBC Grandview,

My name is Joel Allen and I am excited to join with you in worship on February 5, 2017. I want to give you a little bit of information about my awesome wife, Cara and myself. I spent most of my life living in Ada, Oklahoma. Ada is known for being the home of Blake Shelton and our 19 state football champi-onships. I grew up in a Christian home and committed my life to Christ at a young age. During high school I began to discern my call to ministry. I have had opportunities to serve in internships in chil-dren’s, youth, and college ministry, as well as opportunities to lead in worship. God has placed a unique passion in my heart to help foster a community of worship in the church. My wife Cara and I were married in June 2013 following college. We soon moved to Waco, Texas so that I could attend Truett Semi-nary and Cara could begin her master’s in Higher Education. She has since finished her master’s degree and is working towards a PhD. I will complete my Master’s of Divinity in May! We love moun-tain biking, taking spontaneous road trips, and drinking coffee. I am deeply passionate about worship. I believe that worship is the daily act of fixing our eyes on God and Him alone. In joining together in worship, we are confessing our unified praise, adoration, and thankfulness to God. My heart is to see the church praising God personally in life and communally in song. We are excited to join with you in worship, and we look for-ward to meeting you!

Grace and Peace, Joel and Cara Allen

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Staff Anniversary

Vanetta Herron Feb 12 1 Yr

1 5:30 Wed PM Supper 6:00 FBC Kids 6:00 Youth DNow Kickoff (Meet at Grace Baptist) 6:00 Adult Prayer Mtg 6:30 Pastor’s Bible Study Ladies Bible Study Men’s Bible Study

2 7:30/8:30 CDO 5:00 Primetimers

3

6:45 DNow Check-in at Grace Baptist

4 6:00-7:00 Meet ‘n Greet with Joel Allen

5 7:45 Choir Rehearsal 8:00 Prayer Time 8:30 Worship* 9:30 Called Ch Conf 9:45 Sunday School 10:00 DNow Dismiss to Home Church 11:00 Worship* 12:00 Called Ch Conf 5:00 Sr A LC Group 6:00 FBI Class

6 9:00 Sew ‘n Sews 6:00 FBI Class

7 7:30/8:30 CDO 9:00 Staff Mtg

8 4:00 Parents Night Out Reservations Due 5:30 Wed PM Supper 6:00 FBC Kids 6:00 Youth The Good Life 6:00 Adult Prayer Mtg 6:30 Pastor’s Bible Study Ladies Bible Study Men’s Bible Study

9 7:30/8:30 CDO 5:00 Primetimers

10 6:00 Parents Night Out

11

12 7:30 Deacons Mtg 7:45 Choir Rehearsal 8:00 Prayer Time 8:00 Worship Com Mtg 8:30 Worship* 9:45 Sunday School 9:45 Yth Sm Grp Ldr/ Parent Brkfst– FH 11:00 Worship* 5:00 Sr A LC Group 6:00 FBI Class

13 9:00 Sew ‘n Sews 6:00 FBI Class

14 7:30/8:30 CDO— Wear Purple, Pink or White Day 2:15 CDO Valentine Ice Cream Party 9:00 Staff Mtg

15 5:30 Wed PM Supper 6:00 FBC Kids 6:00 Youth The Good Life 6:00 Adult Prayer Mtg 6:30 Pastor’s Bible Study Ladies Bible Study Men’s Bible Study 7:30 B/F Mtg

16 7:30/8:30 CDO 5:00 Primetimers

17 18 9:45 Homeless Min COOKS Depart 10:00 Ladies Magnolia Mkt Trip 10:45 Homeless Min SERVERS Depart

19 7:45 Choir Rehearsal 8:00 Prayer Time 8:30 Worship 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Worship 5:00 Sr A LC Group 6:00 FBI Class 6:00 Church Conference

20 9:00 Sew ‘n Sews 6:00 FBI Class

21 7:30/8:30 CDO 9:00 Staff Mtg

22 5:30 Wed PM Supper 6:00 FBC Kids 6:00 Youth The Good Life 6:00 Adult Prayer Mtg 6:30 Pastor’s Bible Study Ladies Bible Study Men’s Bible Study 7:30 Com on Com Mtg

23 7:30/8:30 CDO 5:00 Primetimers

24 25 6:00 Mother-Daughter Spa Party

26 7:45 Choir Rehearsal 8:00 Prayer Time 8:30 Worship 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Worship 5:00 Sr A LC Group 6:00 FBI Class

27 9:00 Sew ‘n Sews 6:00 FBI Class

28 7:30/8:30 CDO 9:00 Staff Mtg

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Our Christian love and sympathy are extended to

Philip Reynolds and family on the loss of his son, Ty Reynolds.

Amy Curry and family on the loss of her cousin,

Scott Causey.

Georgeann Allen and family on the loss of her mother, Ardel Young.

Alta Bennett and family on the loss of her uncle,

Jimmy Osburn. Scott Causey Barbara Powell NC Buck Ferguson Barbara Peppers CCF Betty Harper Lloyd Harper YF, BF DeWayne Irwin David and Paula Quisenberry NC Jolanda Kellerman David and Paula Quisenberry NC Charlotte Maddox Barbara Peppers CCF Max Mayes Barbara Peppers CCF Jimmy Osburn Tom and Sharon Brock CDO Sch

Carl Peppers Barbara Peppers CCF Ty Reynolds Barbara Powell NC Dusty Rhodes Rusty and Geri Rhodes and family DNow Sch John Rogers David and Paula Quisenberry NC Ben and Bobbie Mosley NC Joe Ross David and Paula Quisenberry NC Max Sain Barbara Peppers CCF Lynn Worthington Barbara Powell NC Troy York David and Paula Quisenberry NC Barbara Peppers CCF Ardel Young Rhonda Owen BN Mary Sue Sain MisF Tom and Sharon Brock CDO Sch

Anna Miller Cindy Raley Sew ‘n Sews Ben and Bobbie Mosley Barbara Peppers CCF Dave and Mary Thomas Barbara Peppers CCF

BF Building Fund BN Benevolence Fund BTSF Back to School Fair CDO Children’s Day Out CDO Sch Children’s Day Out Scholarship Fund CCF Children Camp Fund CM Children Ministry

CF Choir Fund FFF Funeral Food Fund

GF General Fund HM Homeless Ministry

IM International Missions KF Kitchen Fund LF Library Fund

LO Local Outreach

MF Memorial Fund MisF Missions Fund

MTF Mission Trip MusF Music Fund

NC - New Construction SSF Sew ‘n Sews Fund

YCS Youth Camp Scholarship YF Youth Fund

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Test the Tithe Sunday February 19th

“God loves a cheerful giver.”

2 Corinthians 9:7

Everyone is encouraged to contribute one tenth of his and/or her weekly income. Then step back and watch how the Lord uses it to bless His Kingdom’s ministry.

Quarterly Meeting

February 19th

A Regular Church Conference has been scheduled for Sunday, February 19th, at 6pm in the FBC Fellowship Hall. All conference agenda items are due in the church office by Wednesday, February 8th. The agenda will be posted no later than Sunday the 12th on the bulletin boards located in the Fel-lowship Hall and across from the Choir Suite. All church mem-bers are encouraged to attend.

01 Hadley Irwin, Jo Lynn Mayes, Davis Pearce, Mary Perrin 02 Toby Hall, Kristi Meehan, LeAnne Pollock, Jack Repenning 03 Debbie Cagle, Emily Hahn, Betty Stoker 04 Bonnie Guede, Larry Smith 05 Karsyn Bennett, Lauren Ducommun, Allison Stoddard, Carrie Summerhill 07 Taylor McClure 08 Misty Mayse, Bobbie Mosley, Maurie Yeoman 09 Kimber Gabel, Hannah Hale, Debbie Watson, Bernice

Woods 10 Natalie Gilles, Halle Hudson, Bailey Scarbrough, Joseph

Williams 11 Rebecca Anderson, Cheryl Cornutt, Cooper Miller 12 Charles Beverly, Landri Irwin 14 Brianne Ricke 15 Scott Derting, Maria Poyer 16 Paula Bruner, Adam Emery 17 Caden Emery, Abigail Repenning 18 Noah Barron 19 Diane Rose, Rodney Schronk, Dave Thomas 20 Tricia Clynch, Mick Davis 21 Kenneth Davis 22 Rob Miller, Ashleigh Pippin, Rylee Truman 23 Bret Basham, Maxine Martin 24 Ronnie Chaney, Gayle Clendennen, Keith Davis, Randy

Wagonseller 25 Dawson Derting, Delainee Derting, Christina Grimes, Kari

Luster, Jimmy Ray 27 Teresa Chaney, Dylan Ricke 28 Susan Cloud, Bill Louthan 29 Jennifer Boyd, Kellie Holder

Please report any corrections or additions to the church office.

Want to receive reminders, hospital updates, prayer re-quests, etc. from the church office? Contact our church secre-tary, Sharon, at gvfbc@windstream.net or 817-866-4430.

Celebrating Birthdays

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FBC CHILDREN’S MINISTRY presents

Mother-daughter Spa night!

for

Moms & Daughters (PreK to 5th Grade)

February 25th 6pm—8pm

FBC Fellowship hall

Join us as we , , ,

Make crafts Try some DIY scrubs and lotions Spend some time with your

Beautiful daughter! Enjoy a snack together

It’s FREE!

Have Questions? See Amy Curry!

amylc1985@gmail.com

Shiplap, Magnolias, Joanna Gaines and Cupcakes

Ladies Trip to Magnolia Market Waco, Texas

February 18th

Leaving the Church at 10am

Interested in going? Call Cheryl Cornutt at 325-370-5232.

Lakeview Camp & Retreat Center

More Retreat HIM IN ME. ME FOR HIM.

Speakers Carole Lewis • Darla Baero

Alta Lynn Gerlach Cynthia Hopkins • Jeff Berry

Pre-Registration Cost: $90 Sign Up with Payments by Wednesday, March 1.

(Price increases after March 2.)

Retreat Contact Person: Cheryl Cornutt

Make Every Day Valentine’s Day . . .

Share the love of Christ with everyone you meet.